Solaria Research Enterprises Ltd.

Robert Lankin

Richard J Hellinga

Andrew E Lankin

Optimal constructions for two motor/controller configurations are disclosed. The controller structure includes an H-bridge for controlling field current using synchronous-rectification of MOSFET devices, and a circuit for chopping the armature current using synchronous-rectification of MOSFET devices arranged in a half bridge. The controller may be configured with a series-wound or a separately excited DC traction motor. In the series-wound motor/controller configuration, the field and the armature current are separately controlled. In the separately excited motor/controller configuration, the field of the motor is preferably wound so that the rated field current is achieved at about 20% of the rated battery voltage. This provides a separately excited motor in which the field current can be boosted by a factor of 5 to achieve high start-up and low speed torques which match the torque outputs of a series-wound motor under similar operating conditions.

Optimal DC motor/controller configuration

A MOSFET control topology and a physical structure for a motor control which provide a more efficient and economic DC motor control are disclosed. The control topology introduces a synchronous-rectification technique wherein free-wheel diodes are replaced with MOSFET devices that are switched on and off by a logic circuit so that they are conductive for commuting motor current during periods that the motor current supply is switched off. The physical structure and method of assembling a DC motor control eliminate time consuming assembly techniques while ensuring effective waste heat exchange between electronic components and a heat sink of the control by providing quick-install spring retainers for urging the components into heat sink conducting contact with the heat sink. The physical structure also provides for high density packing of electronic components in a controller.

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